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Poll Watch: Contraception Issue Divides Americans
According to the latest Gallup Poll.Americans have paid fairly close attention to the news about whether religious-based employers should have to provide contraception coverage for employees as part of their health plans. When asked what they think about the issue, 48% of all Americans say they sympathize more with the views of religious leaders, while 45% sympathize more with the Obama administration. The views of men and women are nearly identical.
But. let’s break it down by religion:
No surprise here with Protestants and Catholics siding more on the religious side.But, for President Obama who is running for re-election, this poll must give him pause. Catholics by a 17 point margin are favoring their religious leaders and not his Administration.
Since the Catholic Bishops have not accepted Obama’s compromise, this issue will come back again closer to the election, unless ObamaCare is ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in the early summer.
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The Morning Flap: February 24, 2012
These are my links for February 23rd through February 24th:
- Giuliani: Social issues make GOP ‘look like it isn’t a modern party’ – Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Thursday that he was concerned that Republican stances on social issues would alienate voters and make “the party look like it isn’t a modern party.”
Giuliani added that he was “absolutely” sure that the GOP’s stance on issues like abortion and contraception could open it to the risk of a rising third party.
“I’m concerned about how do we get back the Northeast as a voting bloc when we seem to be not modern enough on social [issues],” Giuliani said to CNN.
The former mayor went on to say the issue of gay rights, in particular, could be increasingly difficult to justify.
“I think the biggest problem right now, I think abortion you can work out … but I think the gay rights issue is a more current one right now. I think beyond all the religious and social parts, it makes the party look like it isn’t a modern party, it doesn’t understand the modern world we live in,” Giuliani said.
- Obama Speech On High Gas Prices Contained Five Major Whoppers About Energy – Investors.com – Energy: The White House billed President Obama’s energy policy speech as a response to mounting criticism of record high gas prices. What he delivered was a grab bag of excuses and outright falsehoods.
Obama’s main message to struggling motorists was: It’s not my fault, so stop whining. The speech only got worse from there, recycling excuses and myths that Obama’s peddled for years. But there were some standout whoppers that deserve debunking. The five biggest:
“We’re focused on production.”
Fact: While production is up under Obama, this has nothing to do with his policies, but is the result of permits and private industry efforts that began long before Obama occupied the White House.
Obama has chosen almost always to limit production. He canceled leases on federal lands in Utah, suspended them in Montana, delayed them in Colorado and Utah, and canceled lease sales off the Virginia coast.
His administration also has been slow-walking permits in the Gulf of Mexico, approving far fewer while stretching out review times, according to the Greater New Orleans Gulf Permit Index. The Energy Dept. says Gulf oil output will be down 17% by the end of 2013, compared with the start of 2011. Swift Energy President Bruce Vincent is right to say Obama has “done nothing but restrict access and delay permitting.”
“The U.S. consumes more than a fifth of the world’s oil. But we only have 2% of the world’s oil reserves.”
- Supreme Court’s Obamacare decision will reshuffle political deck | Washington Examiner –
- GOP 12: Palin asked about divorce in 2007 –
- Palin on Alaska job: I can’t take it anymore – BroadcastNewsroom –
- Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog
- Sarah Palin aide sought ‘confidential’ ‘Game Change’ role – Maggie Haberman – POLITICO.com – Sarah Palin aide sought ‘confidential’ ‘Game Change’ role – Maggie Haberman –
- Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog
- Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – (500) …
- (500) http://flapsblog.com/2012/02/23/can-female-athletes-compete-in-the-olympics-against-men/#comment-447410385?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter – Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog
- Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – RE: Did you read the linked piece at the Wall Street Journal?
There are some sports that there is not a physical st…
- Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca Supports Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Immigrants » Flap’s California Blog – Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca Supports Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Immigrants
- Flap’s Dentistry Blog: The Daily Extraction: February 23, 2012 – The Daily Extraction: February 23, 2012
- (404) http://www.flapsblog.net/2012/02/daily-extraction-february-23-2012.html – The Daily Extraction: February 23, 2012
- Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men? | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men?
- AD-44: Welcome Home Assemblyman Jeff Gorell » Flap’s California Blog – AD-44: Welcome Home Assemblyman Jeff Gorell
- Wisconsin’s La Follette to file to run for governor – Longtime Wisconsin
Secretary of State Doug La Follette said Wednesday he intends to
take the first step toward running for governor against
Republican Scott Walker if there is a recall.La Follette, a Democrat, said he would visit the Government
Accountability Board office Thursday to file initial paperwork
declaring his potential plans to run.“This is a formal step,” said La Follette in a telephone
interview with Reuters.La Follette will be only the second Democrat with statewide
name recognition to formally announce his plans to run. Democrat
Kathleen Falk, a former Dane County executive who lost the race
for governor in 2002, announced her candidacy last month.Walker and other Republican lawmakers were targeted for
recall by Democratic organizers after the Republicans led a
successful effort to limit public worker collective bargaining
rights last winter. - Calbuzz Co-Blogger Jerry Roberts May Finally Have Beaten Wendy McCaw » Flap’s California Blog – Calbuzz Co-Blogger Jerry Roberts May Finally Have Beaten Wendy McCaw
- The Morning Flap: February 23, 2012 | Flap’s Blog – FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog – The Morning Flap: February 23, 2012
- Giuliani: Social issues make GOP ‘look like it isn’t a modern party’ – Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Thursday that he was concerned that Republican stances on social issues would alienate voters and make “the party look like it isn’t a modern party.”
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President 2012: New Battleground Electoral College Map
First Read at MSNBC has a new battleground President 2012 Electoral College projection map and it is embedded above.Much has changed since we last ran our NBC presidential battleground map back in early November. (Has it REALLY been that long?) The economy and labor market have improved; President Obama’s approval numbers have risen after his debt-ceiling blues; and the Republican primary contest has turned into a knock-down, drag-out fight. And that explains why our Electoral College scorecard has gone from 196 D vs. 195 R (with 147 toss-up electoral votes) back in November, to 222 D vs. 197 R with (119 toss-up). The big changes: We’ve moved Michigan and Wisconsin from toss-up to Lean Dem, reflecting Obama’s improved strength in both states; we’ve moved New Hampshire from Lean GOP to Toss-up; and we’ve moved Iowa from Toss-up to Lean GOP. The map and the changes on it are based on the public and private polling we’ve seen, as well as our conversations with operatives studying the battlegrounds. Again, we do not make our judgments SOLELY on public polling or based on poll averages.
No big deal here.
The race continues to come down to just a few states: New Hampshire, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina and Nevada.
Here is my take on the race (and, my Electoral College map), some months ago and I don’t think things have changed much.
This map is from the interactive site, 270towin.com
However, should Nevada flip to Obama, there would then be a 269 vs. 269 tie and the House of Representatives (GOP controlled and destined to stay that way) will decide the Presidency.
This will either be a close race with my scenario above or President Obama will win an easy re-election.
I guess we will find out, once the Republicans choose their nominee.
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Day By Day February 24, 2012 – Why Worry?
Day By Day by Chris Muir
Chris, Zed has made a good choice in changing out the Bar Manager.With a reloader, it is PERFECT….
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@Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-24
- Sarah Palin aide sought 'confidential' 'Game Change' role – Maggie Haberman – http://t.co/0DyCUcvJ http://t.co/2EuzJyqb #
- Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men? | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://t.co/G4ywoGUg #
- Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men? | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://t.co/e9lyg3lr #
- (500) http://t.co/xBCNXeVd... http://t.co/J7I82kg7 #
- Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men? | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://t.co/YOnfk0tm #
- Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca Supports Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Immigrants » Flap's California Blog http://t.co/coOA9FXA #
- RE: Did you read the linked piece at the Wall Street Journal?
There are some sports that there is not a physical st… http://t.co/La5MaRQz #
- Flap's Dentistry Blog: The Daily Extraction: February 23, 2012 http://t.co/N1gfR7In #
- Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca Supports Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Immigrants http://t.co/x7t1t6Be #
- (404) http://t.co/WCnSi5gv http://t.co/mbb15zsd #
- The Daily Extraction: February 23, 2012 http://t.co/H2vYAUA2 #
- The Daily Extraction: February 23, 2012 http://t.co/TZDFC1oW #
- Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men? | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://t.co/Y3ZLvB7E #
- Can Female Athletes Compete in the Olympics Against Men? http://t.co/zstHugbg #
- AD-44: Welcome Home Assemblyman Jeff Gorell » Flap's California Blog http://t.co/vj0n9QPQ #
- AD-44: Welcome Home Assemblyman Jeff Gorell http://t.co/hdbHpIVS #
- Wisconsin's La Follette to file to run for governor http://t.co/eSGe6NAt #
- Rand Paul Says ‘It Would Be An Honor’ if Romney Asked Him to Be VP http://t.co/OF97aPr0 #
- Calbuzz Co-Blogger Jerry Roberts May Finally Have Beaten Wendy McCaw http://t.co/TC9Ka6i4 #
- The Morning Flap: February 23, 2012 http://t.co/HBMIwkUp #
- Flap’s California Morning Collection: February 23, 2012 » Flap's California Blog http://t.co/rgiZ7lBA #
- New Anti-Obesity Drug Qnexa Receives FDA Advisory Panel Approval | Smiles For A Lifetime – Temporary (Locum Tene… http://t.co/tbhka78w #
- Bonuses given after raises at Solyndra – Washington Times http://t.co/91A28nAt #
- Flap’s California Morning Collection: February 23, 2012 http://t.co/ybOZ27An #
- New Anti-Obesity Drug Qnexa Receives FDA Advisory Panel Approval http://t.co/gw0dAnv0 #
- Romney not winning over grumpy pundits – Right Turn – The Washington Post http://t.co/xBoUaojk #
- President 2012 Poll Watch: Romney and Santorum Within Striking Distance of Obama in National Polling http://t.co/BO504wee #
- The Morning Drill: February 23, 2012 http://t.co/H6BheJDr #
- Video: Santorum on No Child Left Behind: I took one for the team » The Right Scoop – http://t.co/FSWsf2nq #
- Santorum Keeps Lead in Michigan http://t.co/EQE69a44 #
- AD-38: Scott Wilk Formally Announces California Assembly Campaign http://t.co/1KmQnjxM #
- Day By Day February 23, 2012 – Shotgun Wedding http://t.co/lFP2fZ5E #
- Illegal Immigrants Driver's Licenses: LAPD Chief Backs Driver's Licenses for Illegal Immigrants – http://t.co/sn5jw0sB http://t.co/zpDSn5fL #
- Senate Democrats hammer opponents over social issues – The Hill's Ballot Box http://t.co/MZjfhZZn #
- Colonoscopy May Halve Colon Cancer Deaths, Long Term Study http://t.co/3ktpILpW #
- Mitt Romney DESTROYED Rick Santorum Last Night http://t.co/GxvOnLS5 #
- Flap’s California Blog @ Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-23 http://t.co/6gLNaYVl #
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-23 | Flap's Blog – FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog http://t.co/DAshN6Jp #
- @Flap Twitter Updates for 2012-02-23 http://t.co/tJTlJUEC #
- Santorum campaign suggests Mitt Romney may have done deal to make Ron Paul his running mate http://t.co/QwFJbRrF #
- Capitol Alert: Sen. Sharon Runner announces she won't run for re-election http://t.co/PLXkEjY6 #
- And….. before I go for my run… Ron Paul had a good night and may very well pick up some Caucus state votes #tcot #
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